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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Photo: Naomi Pitcairn; © FdDPS
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Classification: Painting
Theme: figurative
Medium: Oil
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1946
PS 532
Diene Lying in a Canoe
1946
Oil on cardboard
17 7/8 x 48 5/16 in. (45.5 x 122.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed with the initials near center left: PH.S.
This painting could not be examined during the preparation of the catalogue raisonné.
Collection Elizabeth Pitcairn
Provenance
Deana (Diene) Pitcairn-Duncan
Elizabeth Pitcairn (gift from the above)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes

In 1943, Theodore Pitcairn purchased a summer house (fig. 1) in Oyster Harbors, Cape Cod. This painting was integrated with three other paintings ([PS 536], [PS 528] and [PS 533]) in the wood-paneled walls of the dining room.

Additional images
FIG. 1 (Old photograph, courtesy of Mrs. Eshowe Pitcairn-Pennink, private archives, Paris).
FIG. 1
(Old photograph, courtesy of Mrs. Eshowe Pitcairn-Pennink, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated May 9, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Diene Lying in a Canoe, 1946 (PS 532)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=532 (accessed on December 2, 2025).